Excel Terminology

The cell in your worksheet that has been selected. It will have bolder gridlines around it.

• Active cell

• Autofill

• Cell

• Cell grid

A feature that allows you to quickly copy and paste the contents of one cell to another cell or range of cells selected.

• Fill handle

• Cell Address

• Average

• Worksheet

A function tool that automatically identifies and adds ranges of cells in your worksheet.

• Autosum

• Average

• Finance

• Drag

Each rectangular shaped box on a worksheet that is created by the intersection of columns and rows.

• Cell

• sheet tab

• scroll handle

• Column

The name of the cell is determined by the name of the row and the column intersecting, such as A8.

• Cell address

• Cell grid

• Formula bar

• Heading

A combination of numbers and symbols used to express a calculation. Always begins with a = sign.

• Formula

• Formula bar

• Autosum

• Average

A command line above the worksheet that shows what text, numbers, and formulas are entered into a worksheet.

• Formula bar

• Function

• Heading

• Label

A special type of mathematical expression that includes a word that represents a preset formula in Excel, like SUM, SQRT, or MAX

• Function

• Fill right

• Row

• Column

The identifying letters and numbers for columns and rows. Columns are identified with letters and rows with numbers.

• Headings

• Labels

• Rows

• Columns

An Excel file that contains individual worksheets. Also called a spreadsheet file or file.

• Workbook

• Page

• Sheet tab

• Formula